The new statement reads, "As of Monday morning the legal council for our risk management fund attorney, Mike Rainwater, along with the county attorney called and advised the county clerks to stop issuing licenses for same-sex marriage, because a state prohibiting county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples was not addressed in Piazza's order."

After gay couples received marriage licenses during the weekend, the Clerk's Office said on Monday that it will now just issue licenses that include a man and a woman.

Correia added, "the county clerks office follows state statutes. Our staff followed the laws on Saturday and followed the directions of the directors in Little Rock. Our job is to follow these statutes and not make any judgements."

Correia said in an initial statement released Tuesday morning the legal council with the Association of Arkansas Counties and the county attorney informed Correia to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses. We reached out to the legal council with the AAC said the decision was not made by them.

A Pulaski County judge on Friday struck down the state's ban on gay marriages, but didn't issue a stay of his order. Clerks in Arkansas 75 counties differ on the impact of the judge's ruling.